4WisdomofBearWood教案及讲义

4 Wisdom of Bear Wood教案及讲义
Lesson Four Wisdom of Bear Wood
1(授课时间:
第9,10周
2(授课类型: 理论课三次;习题课一次
3(授课题目: Wisdom of Bear Wood
4(教学目的、要求:
a) Ask the students to preview the text, dividing it into several parts and summarizing the
main idea of each part;
b) Ask the students to understand and remember the new words and phrases of this
lesson;
c) Help the students to understand the difficult sentences of this lesson;
d) Help the students to understand that true friendship is in the giving and not in the
taking.
e) Help the students to understand the essence of true friendship and its main ingredients.
5(教学重点及难点:
1,背景知识的传授:Robin Hood; Bershire; Rural life in Britain
2,文章的体裁分析～段落划分,
3,语言点的理解,
Word study: suspect; regard; earn; incline; identify
Grammar Focus: Ways of expressing adverbial; ways of expressing apposition;
prepositions (comprehensive)
6. 教学基本内容纲要，教学方法、手段，实施步骤:
A内容纲要:
1)词缀bi-; -ocular; -ify;
2)背景知识及作者的介绍Robin Hood; Bershire; Rural life in Britain
3)文章结构和段落划分
4)课文讲解
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B教学方法和手段:
以学生为主体，教师为主导，课堂上开展以任务为中心的形式多样的教学活动，在加强基础训练的同时，采用启发式、讨论式、发现式和研究式的教学方法，充分调动学生的积极性。

以课堂教学内容为基础，引导学生思考什么是真正的友谊以及如何与他人建立纯洁和持久的友谊。

C实施步骤:
1)口语讨论练习
2)背景知识及作者的介绍
3)文章结构和段落划分
4)课文语言点的讲解
5)习题的讨论
7(作业、讨论题、思考题:
完成课后练习;
多看英语报刊杂志及英语经典小说，扩大阅读量;
精听与泛听相结合，逐步提高自己的听力水平;
积极参加英语角等有助于提高英语口语的活动;
坚持用英语写日记;
做一些专四相关练习;
8(参考资料(含参考书、文献等):
1) 杨立民主编,《现代大学英语精读》(3)教学用书。

北京:外语教学与研究出版
社,2002。

2) 梅仁毅主编,《现代大学英语精读》(3)教师用书。

北京:外语教学与研究出版
社,2002。

3) 李观仪主编，《新编英语教程》(第三、四册)。

上海:上海外语教学研究出版, 1999。

4) 黄源深，虞苏美等主编，《综合英语教程》(1-4册)。

北京:高等教育出版社，1998。

5) 《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》，北京:外语教学研究出版社，2000。

6) Judy Pearsall主编，《新牛津英语词典》。

上海:上海外语教育出版社，1998。

7) 丁往道、吴冰等编著，《英语写作手册》。

北京:外语教学与研究出版社。

8) 张道真，《现代英语用法词典》(重排本)。

北京:外语教学与研究出版社，1994。

9) 张道真，温志达, 《英语语法大全》上、下卷。

北京:外语教学与研究出版社，
1998。

9(课后小结
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Lesson Four Wisdom of Bear Wood
Part I Warm-up
1.1 Love
Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own (1)house. Give love to your (2)children, to your wife or husband, to a next door (3)neighbor … Let no one ever come to you without leaving (4)better and (5)happier. Be the living (6)expression of God's kindness; kindness in your (7)face, kindness in your (8)eyes, kindness in your (9)smile, kindness in your warm (10)greeting. —Mother
Teresa
1.2 A Song about Friendship
Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne; we’ll raise a cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne; we’ll raise a cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne.
1.4 Story Telling
1. Make up a story with the following elements.
Woodlands; an owl; a boy;
an old lady; shortbread; cottage;
2. Compare your story with the text. Have you found anything unexpected?
Part II Background Information
2.1 Author
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Michael Welzenbach (1954—2001) was an art critic as well as a poet and novelist. He wrote some of the most stimulating criticisms of art and music for the Washington Post.
2.2 Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary hero of a series of English ballads, some of which date from at least the 14th century. He was a rebel, and many of the most striking episodes in the tales about him show him and his companions robbing and killing representatives of authority and giving the gains to the poor. Their most frequent enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham, a local agent of the central government. Others included wealthy ecclesiastical landowners.
Robin treated women, the poor, and people of humble status with courtesy. A good deal of the impetus against authority stems from the restriction of hunting rights. The early ballads, especially, reveal the cruelty that was an inescapable part of medieval life.
The authentic Robin Hood ballads were the poetic expression of popular aspirations in the north of England during a turbulent era of baronial rebellions and agrarian discontent, which culminated in the peasants' Revolt of 1381. Robin Hood was a people's hero as King Arthur was a noble's.
2.3 Berkshire
Situated in the heart of southern England, the County of Berkshire, also known as "Royal Berkshire" is home to several well-known towns and cities, such as Windsor, where the famous royal retreat Windsor Castle can be found. Another royal connection is the Town of Ascot, famous for its very popular annual horse racing festival— "Royal Ascot". Berkshire also boasts
many picturesque villages with views across the River Thames absolutely stunning. Berkshire, a county of southern England, that occupies the valleys of the middle Thames and its tributary, the Kennet, immediately to the west of London. Its area is 485 sq mi (1,256 sq km), and it is divided into six districts: Bracknell, Newbury, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Wokingham.
2.4 Rural Life in Britain
Cottages: Picturesque cott ages (villa) are most people’s idea of
the typical country building.
Cottages dating from the late 16th century are generally the
earliest to survive.
All manner of materials were used to build England's country cottages: stone, slate, wood, flint, clay, cob, thatch, boulders and pebbles, and turf. Whatever material was used, traditionally this would have reflected what was locally available
Whilst colorful flowers, always important to the cottage dweller, were haphazard in their
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planting, vegetables were grown in ordered rows. Edibles were grown, not only for the cottagers' own table but also to be sold as a means of supplementing their income. The garden was not solely inhabited by plants, for the keeping of bees, and sometimes pigs, which was once a common sight in the cottage garden. The cottage garden provided the opportunity for the annual village show to develop, with every keen gardener hoping his produce would scoop the top prize.
Part III Text Appreciation
3.1 Text Analysis
Plot: the cultivation of friendship between a boy and an old lady Setting: Bear wood
Protagonists: "I" and Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow
Writing techniques: go to Writing Devices
Theme of the story: True friendship is both rare and precious. It exists deep in heart and does
not change. It is enduring and rewarding.
Structure:
Part 1 (paras. 1? 4 ) about:The lonely boy found his pleasure in Bear Wood.
Part 2 (paras.5-23 )about: The boy met Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow in the Bear Wood
and they became best friends.
Part 3 (paras.24-27 )about: Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow became sick and dead
while their friendship flourished more than ever before
Part 4 (paras.28-37 ) about: The revelation of true love.
1 Friendship Between Two Souls
Differences:
The old woman the boy
old 12
English American
woman boy
lost her husband separated from friends
Similarities:
1) lonely 2)common interest—nature and knowledge
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3) true love—giving not taking 4)others…
2 Beauties vs. Beauties
Beauties that lie in the Wood a vaulted cathedral
Beauties that lie in the friendship giving but no taking
3 When I was 12 years old, my family moved to England, the fourth major move in my short life.
Question: What does the author intend to emphasize, using this sentence as the opening? The author intends to impress the readers that the boy disliked moving very much. The
comparison formed between "12" and "4" is impressive.
4 Question: What can you learn from the first 3 sentences of Paragraph 2?
From the "Background information" we've already got a good idea that in Berkshire there are lots of historic interests, including some famous ancient castles. For little boys, ancient castles usually mean brave explorations and endless pursuit of mysterious treasures. The boy, however, had no taste for these kinds of things. Instead, he just loved nature. Maybe besides this reason, he was also trying to avoid any involvement with other boys.
5 Question: In the beginning of the story, what did Bear Wood mean
to the little boy?
heaven—but a lonely heaven (Was he really happy about the situation?)
a secret fortress (What to defend? Did it form attachments or loneliness?)
almost a holy place (Why holy?)
a private paradise (Who was going to intrude into it?)
6 Question: What is the implication of Paragraph 7?
Following the 6 short sentences connected by 5 "ands" and 1 "so", the readers can feel, in a vivid way, the boy is not at ease and is eager to leave.
7 Question: The owls are "introduced", "not native". What is indicated here?
In fact, neither the old lady nor the little boy is native in Berkshire. The only common thing is that they can share nature peacefully and happily with the introduced animals.
8 Question: Compare the two sentences.
"… she was growing frailer and less inclined to laugh."
"I began to grow quickly. I played soccer and made a good friend."
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With time passing, the old lady was dying; at the meantime, with the inspiration of the friendship, the boy was developing into a confident and open-minded boy and no longer afraid of having new friends.
9 I suspected, of course, that she was lonely; I did not know she was ill. Question: What is the implication here?
The old lady was so kind to the boy. She was so involved in furthering the communication with the boy that he even failed to notice how ill she was. Of course, because she was quite open to him, he could understand her loneliness.
10 Question: Why does the image of "the biscuit tin" reoccur so many times in the last part of the story?
Such an image entails a lot:
the finest shortbread in the world made by the old lady;
the everlasting friendship between them;
the kindness best shown by the boy's favorite snacks even before her death;
the odds and ends kept to remind how much the boy had learned from the old lady—not
only knowledge about nature, but also about lively life and rewarding friendship.
11 Further Discussion
How did the boy come to live in England?
How did he like the frequent moves?
What did he usually do to amuse himself?
Why did Bear Wood become his favorite?
How did the boy come to meet Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow?
How did they become friends?
Why did they enjoy each other's company so much?
What did the boy discover about the elderly woman?
Can you imagine what kind of life she had had?
How did the boy suddenly lose his dear friend?
Why did the boy remember so fondly his days in the Bear Wood?
Retell the story in your own words
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3.2 Writing Devices
3.2.1 Homonyms
Bear Wood (a large strong animal, stand sth. difficult or unpleasant) Homonyms: words that happen to have the same sound and often the
same spelling but differ in
meaning. In dictionaries, they are put in different entries.
1. A ___ is an animal. a. bare b. bear
2. When it ___, it pours. a. rains b. reigns c. reins
3. It is dishonest to ___. a. steal b. steel
4. A ___ is a type of tree. a. beach b. beech (b, a, a ,b)
5. Take me ___ your leader! a. to b. too c. two
6. What a ___ of good milk! a. waist b. waste
7. My ___ is naturally curly. a. hair b. hare
8. The team ___ the playoffs. a. won b. one (a, b a, a ) 9. She vanished into thin ___. a. air b. heir
10. The ___ of France is Paris. a. capital b. capitol 11. Come ___
right this minute! a. hear b. here
12. The window ___ was cracked. a. pain b. pane (a, a ,b, b,)
3.2.2 Antithesis
Familiarity sometimes makes people physically invisible, for you
find yourself talking to the
heart—to the essence, as it were, rather than to the face. (26) the heart ; the face a pair of antitheses
"what is deep down" vs. "what can be physically seen"
Caring for a family member yourself can be enriching and rewarding
but also demanding and
draining.
As a spot on the weather map, Rochester is one chilly town. But as a model for educational reform, it's shaping up as the hottest place in America.
Terms like liberal and conservative do more to muddle than to clarify.
3.2.3 Onomatopoeia
… I’d leave the bright sun and the twitter and rustle of insects and animals outside and creep
into another world—a vaulted cathedral, (4)
,Onomatopoeia: the formation of words that are like natural sounds More examples:((can you imitate the sounds)
the twitter of birds; the rustle of leaves , the hiss of the snake,
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the gurgle of the water, the cracking of the fire, the banging of the door , the fluttering of the flag, the rumbling of the waves , the tick-tock of the clock Tom Carvel, 84, the ice-cream tycoon whose voice—a near-indescribable mix of grumble,
mumble, rasp and gasp― peddled his company’s wares in radio and TV ads for 35 years, died in his sleep in Pine Plains, N.Y., Oct. 21.
"What be ye looking at?" asked a man who had not observed the incident. "Ho-ho-ho!" laughed dark Car.
"Hee-hee-hee!" laughed the tippling bride, as she steadied herself on the arm of her fond husband.
"Heu-heu-heu!" laughed dark Car's mother, stroking her moustache as she explained laconically, "Out of the frying-pan into the fire!"
-- From Tess of the d’Urbervilles Chapter 10 by Thomas Hardy
3.3 Sentence Paraphrase
1. When I was 12 years old, my family moved to England, the fourth major move in my short life. (1)
,When I was 12 years old, my family moved to England, which was the fourth major move in my short life.
the fourth major move in my short life: noun phrase as a condensed non-restrictive relative clause
More Examples:
1)Lottie grinned, a real wide open grin.
2)His father was laughing, a queer sobbing sort of a laugh.
2 My father's government job demanded that he go overseas every few years, so I was used to
wrenching myself away from friends. (1)
wrenching myself away from friends. twisting and pulling myself violently away from friends demanded that subjunctive mood, not "went" or "goes".
More examples:
1) In the past men generally preferred that their wives c in the home.
A. worked
B. would work
C. work
D. were working
2) Jean Wagner's most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his
insistence that it _c_ in a religious as well as worldly frame of reference.
A. is to be analyzed
B. had been analyzed
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C. be analyzed
D. should have been analyzed
3 Loving nature, however, I was most delighted by the endless patchwork of farms and woodland that surrounded our house. (2) , However, as (because) I loved nature, I was really very happy to enjoy the endless pieces of farms and woods around our house.
Loving nature :present participle phrase, showing the reason
e.g. Being a few minutes late, he was dismissed.
Having been criticized, he made up his mind to improve his work thoroughly. patchwork of farms and woodland :farms that look like small pieces of cloth of different colors when seen from far above
4 In the deep woods that verged against our back fence, a network of paths led almost everywhere, and pheasants rocketed off into the dense laurels ahead as you walked. (2) verged against: was close to; was at the edge or on the border of
a network of paths: a system of roads that cross each other and are connected to each other pheasants rocketed off: pheasants went off like rockets
5 Keeping to myself was my way of not forming attachments that I would only have to abandon the next time we moved. (3)
, I did not try to make many friends because in that way I did not have to give up my friendship the next time I had to move.
Keeping to myself: not mixing with or talking to other people
keeping; forming: gerund phrases
1)You can have it for the asking.
2)I feel like going shopping today. How about you?
3)Our family make a point of going to church every Sunday.
4)The old lady had great difficulty getting on the bus.
5)The children are having fun playing on the playground.
6 My own breathing rang in my ears, and the slightest stirring of any woodland creature echoed through this private paradise. (4) , I could even hear my own breathing, and even the lightest movement of any bird or animal in the wood could be heard throughout this paradise.
7 I proceeded quietly, careful not to alarm a bird that might loudly warn other creatures to hide.
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(5)
,I moved quietly and carefully so that I would not alarm any bird which might loudly warn other animals in the woods to hide.
careful not to alarm a bird: an adjective phrase functioning as subject complement, which denotes the state the subject is in.
More examples:
1)careful not to alarm a bird: "They're not?" I asked, fascinated.
2)At a quarter to three, he got up and crept downstairs, careful of the creaky boards, and let himself out.
3)The cows looked at him, sleepy and surprised.
8 Soon I saw a small brick cottage that glowed pinkly in the
westering sun. (18) , Soon I saw a small brick cottage shining with a pink color in the sun that was moving toward the west.
9…and my well of knowledge about natural history began to brim over.
(24)
, I began to know much about natural history, too much for a boy of my age. well : spring or fountain
metaphor: knowledge linked to a well
brim over: overflow
exaggeration: having knowledge overflowing
10 Familiarity sometimes makes people physically invisible, for you find yourself talking to the heart—to the essence, as it were, rather than to the face. (26)
,When people get to know each other really well, sometimes they
don't notice physical changes. The boy did not see that his friend, the old lady, was getting weaker and weaker because all the time he was talking to her heart, rather than to her face. essence: the most important quality of sth.; the thing that makes sth. what it is
as it were: used to describe sth. in a way that is not quite
accurate
to her heart and to her face: comparison to A rather than to B
11 My mother was regarding me with a strange gentleness. (29)
,My mother was looking at me with a strange gentleness because she wanted to break the news gently so that I would not take it too hard.
12 It is a wisdom tutored by nature itself, about the seen and the unseen, about things that
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change and things that are changeless, and about the fact that no matter how seemingly different
two souls may be, they possess the potential for that most precious, rare thing—an enduring and
rewarding friendship. (37)
, I learn a lot of knowledge, taught by nature itself, about the things I can see—the birds,
insects, trees, and flowers, and the things I cannot see—ideas, scientific laws and principles. I also learn a lot about the things that change, including life itself, as well as the things that are changeless like friendship, love, and many basic values.
Part IV Language and Study
4.1 Word Study
1.attachment: n. affection; devotion
Examples:
As a teenager she formed a strong attachment to one of her teachers.
She has already formed a strong attachment to her baby brother.
feel a strong attachment to one's family
2.dangle
v. a. to hang or swing loosely
b. to offer as an attraction
Examples:
A pair of binoculars dangled from her neck.
He sat on the edge of the table dangling his legs.
They might do the job if you dangle a bonus in front of them.
3.dense
a. a. closely packed or crowded together
b. difficult to see through
c. stupid
a dense crowd dense laurels a dense metal a dense fog a dense mist dense traffic a man with a dense brain
4.earn
v. a. to receive a certain amount of money for the work you do
b. to get something you deserve
Examples:
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Now that you are earning, you should think about buying a house.
He earned a lot of praise from the papers for the way he handled the strike.
earn a well-earned reward 应得的报酬
earned income 劳动收入
earn one's bread 谋生，挣钱
earn one's own living 自食其力
5.extend
v. If someone extends his hand, he stretches out his arm and hand to shake hands
with someone.
Examples:
The man extended his hand: "I'm Chuck."
He refused to take the hand I extended in friendship.
He extended his hand in greeting.
6.familiarity
n. a. thorough knowledge (of)
b. the freedom of behavior only expected in the most friendly relations
Examples:
His familiarity with the language impressed us all.
They greeted each other with such familiarity that we thought they must be brother and
sister.
7.frail
a. a. (someone) not very strong or healthy
b. (something) easily broken or damaged
Examples:
She lay in bed looking particularly frail.
The frail craft rocked as he clambered in. Synonyms: fragile ,weak, slight, delicate
8. identify
v. a. to prove or show the identity of
b. to discover or recognize
Examples:
She was asked to identify the criminal.
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The dead man has been identified as Mr. James Gould.
They have now identified the main cause of the problem.
9. impenetrable
a. a. impossible to go into or through
b. extremely difficult or impossible to understand
1. the impenetrable forest 密林
2. impenetrable by a bullet 子弹打不穿的
3. impenetrable darkness 漆黑
4. an impenetrable mystery 难解之谜
5. a mind impenetrable by/to new ideas不接受新思想的顽固头脑
10. incline
v. a. to influence or encourage to have a particular feeling, belief, etc.
b. to tend to; be likely to show a particular state of quality
c. to cause to move downwards
Examples:
Her arguments incline me towards a different view of the matter.
I incline to get tired easily.
He inclined his head in greeting.
incline a post against the wall 把柱子靠墙斜立着
incline one's ear to sb. 侧耳倾听某人讲话
be inclined to go by air 想要坐飞机去
His attitude did not incline me to help him. 他的态度使我不想帮助他。

Are you inclined for a walk? 你想散步吗,
incline to traditional way 喜爱传统的做法
incline toward the speaker to hear more clearly将身子倾向讲话者，以便听得更清楚些。

Right incline! 半面向右转走!
11. nickname
n. a name used informally instead of a person's own name connected with
one's character or history
first name 名 Christian name 教名，洗礼名
surname 姓，绰号 last name 姓
family name 姓 maiden name 女子的娘家姓氏
pet name 爱称，昵称 fake name 假名
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pseudonym假名，笔名 pen name 笔名
stage name艺名 anonymity 匿名
12. offer
He offered me his seat. 他把他的座位让给了我。

offer a few ideas 提几点意见
offer the house for ,1,000 房屋要价一千镑
offer ,1,000 for the house 对该房屋出价一千镑
accept/decline an offer 接受/不接受提议
make an offer (of) 提议;提供，出价
on offer 出卖
receive an offer 接受提议
13. private
private life 私生活
private coach/teacher/tutor 家庭教师，私人教师private property 私有财产
private ownership 私有制
a private secretary 私人秘书
a private car 私家车
private business 个人的事，私事
private affairs/concerns 私事，隐秘的事
private information 非正式消息
a private soldier 士兵，列兵
for sb.'s private ear 只私下里跟某人讲
in private (criticism in private 秘密地 (背后批评)
14.proceed
v. a. to begin or continue in a course of action or set of actions
b. to advance; move in a particular direction
Examples:
The work is proceeding according to plan.
He paused to consult his notes, and then proceeded with his questions.
Passengers for the New York flight should now proceed to Gate 13.
proceed to London 去伦敦
proceed to the next business 着手另一项工作
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Please proceed with your story. 请继续讲下去。

diseases that proceed from dirt 因为不清洁引起的疾病
proceed to the degree 得学位
proceed with one's work 继续干下去(尤指停顿一段时间后)
15.regard
v. a. to look at, observe, watch carefully
b. to consider in the stated way
n. respectful attention; consideration
Examples:
She regarded him curiously for a moment.
I have always regarded him highly.
You have no regard for my feelings.
in that regard; with regard to; regardless of as regards/regarding
16. roam v. to wander without any very clear purpose
e.g. The lovers roamed across the fields in complete forgetfulness of the time.
Crowds of youths roamed the streets looking for trouble.
Synonyms: ramble; stray; wander
17. stand
n. a small often outdoor place
Examples: a stand of trees/wheat; an ice-cream stand; a book stand
a newspaper stand; open stands; a good stand of timber
18. sting
n. & v. to hurt or make something hurt with a sudden sharp pain for a short time
Examples:
I stared out of the window, tears stinging my eyes.
He was stung by the bee/wasp/scorpion/nettle. /icy wind/oils/ sprays/smoke./condemnation/
harsh words/criticism
Synonyms :prick , wound, pain, inflame
19 suspect
v. a. to think that something is probably true or likely, esp. something bad
b. to think that someone is probably guilty
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c. to doubt the truth of something
n. a person who is suspected of guilt, esp. in a crime
Examples: They suspect him of murder.
The police have arrested two suspects.
Word formation
n. suspicion
a. suspicious
a. suspectable
20. trespass
v. to enter privately owned property or land without permission n. an act or offence of trespassing
Examples:
She was trespassing on my special place.
One more trespass I must make on your patience. I shall trespass on your hospitality.
Synonyms: infringe, intrude, transgress
21.wrench
v. to twist and pull with force
a feeling of sadness caused by leaving n. a.
b. a place or a person that you love
Examples:
to wrench a door off its hinges
He managed to wrench himself free.
Leaving home was a terrible wrench for him.
4.2 Phrases and Expressions
1. as it were: used indicating not very accurate 可谓，好像
Examples:
I'd understood the words, but I didn't, as it were, understand the question.
He is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
The English, the Scots and the Welsh are all, as it were, members of the same family.
Cf. as it is 事实上
Examples: I want to work at home on a Tuesday but as it is sometimes
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it's a Wednesday or a Thursday.
I thought things would get better, but as it is they are getting worse.
2.brim over: to overflow
Examples: a glass brimming over with water
brim over with excitement, happiness, joy, etc.
I noticed Dorabella was brimming over with excitement.
3.catch one's breath: to stop breathing for a moment from surprise, fear, shock, etc.
Examples:
She caught her breath, instinctively touching her throat with her hand.
John caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.
He had stopped to catch his breath.
“Breath” phrases
at a breath 一口气
be short of breath 上气不接下气
above one's breath 大声，说出声
draw a breath 吸一口气
hold/keep one's breath 屏息
in a breath 一瞬间，一口气
out of breath 大喘气，上气不接下气
take breath 歇一口气
4. keep to oneself: to avoid meeting people socially不交际,不与人往来
e.g. Nobody knows much about him; he keeps very much to himsel
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5. not nearly enough: far from enough; not enough
e.g. It's not nearly enough. 差得很远。

There weren't nearly enough people to settle all that land.
当时移居来这个地区的人很少。

6. odds and ends: small articles of various kinds, without much value
Examples: The old round tin was filled up with countless other odds and ends.
He only heard some odds and ends.
7. put sb. at ease: to make sb. feel relaxed
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Examples:
He had been dreading their meeting but her warm welcome soon put him at ease.
I never feel at ease in his company.
“Ease” phrases:
Finish the task at your ease.
He felt ill at ease in the strange surroundings.
He led a life of ease.
He passed the test with ease.
8. set off: to start a journey
Examples: We set off.
He set off for his remote farmhouse in Texas.
She set off, full of optimism.
set about 开始，下手，着手 set in 开始，来到
set off 出发;使爆炸 set to 认真着手
set back 阻碍，使受挫折 set up 竖起，建立
set down 放下;制定 set out 出发，动身
9. warn against: to warn someone not to do something
e.g. I had been warned against going off with strangers.
He warned me against going there at night.
4.3 Word Building
1.Prefix:bi-
binoculars
bi-: double, two, twice。